Programs
DECODING THE FUTURE
THE LEARNING & THE NETWORKING EXPERIENCES / DAY 1 & 2
THE MEDITERRANEAN EXPERIENCE / EXTENDED PROGRAM / DAY 2
SQUARE is a fresh and unusual proposal especially created for the leading players of the property industry in Europe, with the participation of infrequent world-class speakers.
An event designed to meet, learn, share experiences and network in a different, distended, and friendly way in a unique place like Ibiza.
SQUARE is more think tank than conference, designed for the fast-changing world of real estate and built to address across the board issues. Attendees are not an audience, they are contributors. All sessions at SQUARE devote at least 15-20 minutes to an open and lively debate/discussion between the floor and the stage.
And this year SQUARE can happen to be more interactive than ever before, as “the Mediterranean Networking Experience” (maritime excursion and lunch in Formentera) will take place from 2:00 pm onwards on Day 2 (Thursday), instead of on Day 3 (Friday) as it had been in previous editions.
* All sessions will be in English (no simultaneous translation).
THE LEARNING & THE NETWORKING EXPERIENCES
DAY 1 / Wednesday, 27 May
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
A Campden Wealth Workshop.
“How Family Offices Engage with Real Estate. What You Need To Know.”
By Invitation Only – Free of Charge
Family Offices view Real estate as a core, long-term asset class, typically allocating 17% or more of their portfolios to it for steady yields, preserving wealth across generations and inflation protection.
Campden Wealth and SQUARE have carefully crafted an insightful and highly interactive morning workshop designed to help fund managers, REITs and developers better understand the characteristics of Family wealth and give participants the opportunity to explore the role that real estate plays in Family Office portfolios and ask questions about what families are looking for in a private, relaxed and congenial setting.
To make the workshop worthiest and most interactive, we have limited the attendance to 25. If interested in being part of it, please apply at info@square-prop.com.
No extra fee will be charged.
No extra fee will be charged.
Dominic Samuelson
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Doors Open & Registration.
Networking Lunch in the Gran Hotel’s gardens.
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
Chantal Clavier
Partner and Head of RE
Heidrick & Struggles
London
Josep Mª Pons
Founder
SQUARE
Barcelona
Struan Robertson
Chantal Clavier
Josep Mª Pons
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Global Social Shifts.
Where Is the World Heading?
Where Is the World Heading?
What global shifts are underway, and what’s really happening around the world beneath the headlines? Which emerging social trends are accelerating, and how will they reshape demand, values, and corporate policies?
In this session we will connect the dots between demographics, attitudes, culture, work, consumption, and trust, to understand what could matter most for real estate over the next 5–10 years.
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
Chatting with:
Ben Page
IPSOS’ Global CEO 2009-2025
Currently Visiting Professor at King’s College
London
Ben Page
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
AI & Data Centers:
Learn It All from True Industry Leaders
Learn It All from True Industry Leaders
AI is rewriting the global playbook and the winners will be those who understand the infrastructure behind the intelligence. This session brings very true industry leaders into the room to unpack what’s really driving the next wave: energy, connectivity, speed to market, scale, and the new geography of digital power.
We’ll explore how big this market can become, what quality looks like in a fast-moving cycle, and what sophisticated investors should watch next: returns, timing, constraints, and the risks that could redefine the hottest asset class of the decade.
Roger Orf
Chairman
Pelham Partners
London
Chatting with:
Andy Power
President & CEO
Digital Realty
Dallas
Ismael Clemente
CEO
Merlin
Madrid
Rod Evans
EMEA Vice President
Nvidia
London
Roger Orf
Andy Power
Ismael Clemente
Rod Evans
4:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Coffee & Refreshments Break
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Beyond Geopolitics:
Wars Around The Corner
Wars Around The Corner
The world has entered a new era where conflict is no longer a headline risk, but a market force. From Europe’s security reset to the current escalation involving Iran and the Gulf, wars are reshaping energy flows, trade routes, supply chains, inflation and, consequently, interest rates and investor confidence.
Therefore, is geopolitics still what matters, or are wars now the real name of the game? Beyond the current wars, what other conflicts could be around the corner? How much does Europe really need to increase its defense budgets? How serious is the threat of war with Russia for Europe?
This most unique session will try to decode what those questions may mean for policy, capital allocation, and long-term stability.
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
Chatting with:
Admiral (ret) Rob Bauer
NATO’s Chair of the Military Committee 2021-2025
Amsterdam
Admiral (ret) Rob Bauer
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Break
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Decoding The Future of RE
with Three Most Renowned Players
with Three Most Renowned Players
Real estate is entering a cycle where “business as usual” will probably not be enough. In this session, two standout players will share how they read the next 5 years: where conviction is operating, where capital is quietly repositioning, and which fundamentals are being rewritten by wars, rates, regulation, demographics, and technology.
Expect a candid, senior-level conversation on what will define outperformance. The goal is clarity, not theory: how top decision-makers are shaping strategy now., and what that means for anyone allocating capital or developing in the years ahead.
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
Chatting with:
Jim McCaffrey
Managing Director
Eastdil Secured
London
Aldo Mazzocco
CEO
Generali RE
Milan
Jim McCaffrey
Aldo Mazzocco
7:30 pm
Closing Remarks – Day 1 takeaways
by
Chantal Clavier
Partner and Head of RE
Heidrick & Struggles
London
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
7:45 pm
End Day 1
8:15 pm
Buses departing to a special by-the-sea location for dinner and an networking experience.
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Dinner at “Es Torrent”.
DAY 2 / Thursday, 28 May
9:15 am - 10:05 am
Sabotage!
Has the West deliberately thrown a spanner in the works and how can we fix it?
by
Howard Saunders
Futurist
22nd & 5th
London
Introduced by:
Chantal Clavier
Partner and Head of RE
Heidrick & Struggles
London
Howard Saunders
10:05 am - 10:45 am
“Dark Yoga
The Rise of Special Interest Cities and Districts”
The Rise of Special Interest Cities and Districts”
In an ever more fragmented world and with western countries unable to reform, new forms of private cities, semi-sovereign or special-interest zones and districts are emerging. How do they work? Which ones are promising? What are thoughts behind these new forms of cities and urban developments? Will they prevail and prosper? A tour d’horizon of a new reality for the 21st century.
with
Thomas Sevcik
Founder
Arthesia
Zurich
Thomas Sevcik
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Coffee & Refreshments Break
11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Tech Changing Our Lives,
Changing Our Business.
A talk with two most successful unicorns.
Changing Our Business.
A talk with two most successful unicorns.
Technology is not just adding tools, it’s reshaping behaviour: how we move, work, consume, and connect. And as daily life changes, cities change with it, pulling (B2C and B2B) real estate demand, design, operations and value in new directions.
In this session, two most successful unicorn founders share an inside view of what’s actually shifting on the ground: mobility, access, convenience, trust, and the platforms redefining how services scale. They will not only explore how tech is transforming the way real estate is developed and operated end to end but also they will discuss more profound matters like the importance of (de)regulation and the fostering of entrepreneurship.
Gloria Carreño
Co-Head of Investment Banking – Spain & Portugal
Goldman Sachs
Madrid
Chatting with:
Juan De Antonio
Founder & CEO
Cabify
Madrid
Alister Moreno
Founder & CEO
Clikalia
Madrid
Gloria Carreño
Juan De Antonio
Alister Moreno
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Break
12:20 pm - 1:15 pm
Next-Gen Leaders:
Shaping the Future of RE
Shaping the Future of RE
The next-gen winners in real estate won’t simply copy the playbook of the last cycle. A new generation of developers, operators and investors is breaking through. The question is: what’s in their mind?
This session will put their thinking on the table. How do they see the future of the industry? Do or don’t they disagree with today’s giants? What do they prioritize: ESG, speed, resilience, operating platforms, data, partnerships, new typologies, new geographies? Expect a forward-looking conversation on strategy, conviction, and the direction of business from people already proving it in market.
Borja Sierra
Executive Vice President
Savills Spain
Madrid
Chatting with:
Jonathan Willén
Founder & CEO
Europi Property Group
Stockholm
Raoul Malhotra
Founder & CEO
Orka Investments
London
Rebeca Guzman
Co-Founder
Curate Real Estate
London
Borja Sierra
Jonathan Willén
Raoul Malhotra
Rebeca Guzman
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
What Did We Learn?
Key Takeaways from Two Days of Figuring Out The Unknown
Key Takeaways from Two Days of Figuring Out The Unknown
by
Chantal Clavier
Partner and Head of RE
Heidrick & Struggles
London
Struan Robertson
Chairman EMEA Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging
Bank of America Securities
Paris
Chantal Clavier
Struan Robertson
2:00 pm
End of Learning Program.
Transfer to the docks to embark for Formentera.
Transfer to the docks to embark for Formentera.
THE NETWORKING EXPERIENCE
DAY 2 / Thursday, 28 May
Extended Program
For those willing to extend their networking with peers, on our last day we always organize a special luncheon at one of the hottest “chiringuito” (Spanish word for a restaurant “very much on” the beach) on the neighboring island of Formentera (30 minutes away on a motorboat ride).
2:00 pm: Motorboats departing from Marina Ibiza
3:15 pm: Lunch in Formentera
5:45 pm: First boats leave Formentera
7:30 pm: Last boats depart from Formentera